The Exchange Server crashed, and it can’t boot anymore. We want to mount the mailbox database on a second Exchange server. Unfortunately, there is no button to mount the mailbox database. In this article, you will learn how to restore an Exchange Server mailbox database without any data loss. Table of contents Introduction Restore Exchange mailbox database to new server Step 1. Get source mailbox database shutdown state Step 2. Perform soft recovery of source mailbox database Step 3. Create target mailbox database Step 4. Move source mailbox database and log files Step 5. Mount target databa ..read more

Microsoft releases several Hotfix Updates (HUs) for Microsoft Exchange Server on April 23, 2024. It includes fixes for non-security issues and introduces new features. These fixes and features will also be included in later cumulative updates for Exchange Server 2019. Note: This update also includes all the updates that were included in the March 2024 security updates for Exchange Server. Exchange Server Hotfix Updates The April 2024 HU is available for the following builds of Exchange Server: Exchange Server 2019 CU13 and CU14 Exchange Server 2016 CU23 Read more on how to Install Exchange H ..read more

How to hard delete a mailbox in Microsoft 365 without deleting the user account? Removing the user completely means that the mailbox, including the Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint files, will be deleted. Instead, you want to keep the user and delete just the mailbox, leaving everything else. This article will show how to permanently clear previous mailbox info and keep the user identity in Microsoft 365. Table of contents Clear Exchange Online mailbox info How to hard delete mailbox in Microsoft 365 1. Connect to Exchange Online PowerShell 2. Remove Exchange Online license 3. Get user mailbo ..read more

Administrators need access to the organization so they can perform their tasks. However, you want to manage, control, and monitor their privileged access. That’s when Microsoft Entra PIM comes into the picture. In this article, you will learn how to configure Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM). Table of contents What is Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management? Set up Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management 1. Assign role 2. Edit role settings 3. Activate role Conclusion What is Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management? Privileged Identity Management ..read more

There are many distribution groups, and we like to get all the members and owners. We can go through the groups in the Microsoft 365 admin center individually, but that takes a lot of time. So let’s automate the task and export a report with all members, owners, and more information. In this article, you will learn how to bulk export Microsoft 365 distribution group members to CSV file with PowerShell script. Table of contents Find Microsoft 365 distribution groups Get Microsoft 365 distribution group members with PowerShell script 1. Install Microsoft Graph PowerShell module 2. Prepare Expo ..read more

Organizations should use group-based licensing rather than directly assign licenses to the user. The reason is that it will keep everything organized, it’s easier to troubleshoot when there are license errors, and to maintain. What if you have directly assigned licenses and group-based licenses assigned to users? In this article, you will learn how to remove direct assigned licenses from Microsoft 365 users with group licenses. Table of contents Before you start Remove direct assigned license in Microsoft Entra admin center Remove direct assigned licenses with PowerShell Step 1. Install Micr ..read more

Microsoft released Active Directory in 1999 and is still used by 90% of the world’s major corporations. While it’s very popular, the problem is that it receives many security attacks. To dramatically reduce your AD attack surface, it’s good to run an AD security assessment and remediate the flagged security indicators. In this article, you will learn how to create an Active Directory Security Assessment report. Table of contents What is Purple Knight? How to create an Active Directory Security Assessment report Step 1. Download Purple Knight Step 2. Unblock files with PowerShell Step 3. Run ..read more

There are many groups in the organization, and we like to know which members are added to each group. We can manually go through the groups and write them down, but that will take ages. Another method is to use PowerShell to speed up the process. In this article, you will learn how to export Microsoft 365 group members to CSV with PowerShell. Table of contents Microsoft 365 group types Find Microsoft 365 groups Get Microsoft 365 group members with PowerShell script 1. Install Microsoft Graph PowerShell module 2. Prepare Export Microsoft 365 group members PowerShell script 3. Run Export Micro ..read more

Many organizations install and share printers on Windows Server. There is nothing wrong with that. It’s a great approach to maintain and distribute printers. The only problem is that you should not install printers on the Domain Controllers for security reasons. In this article, you will learn how to disable Print Spooler on a Domain Controller. Table of contents What is a Print Spooler service? The risk for Print Spooler service on Domain Controllers How to Disable Print Spooler service on Domain Controller Method 1. Group Policy Object (GPO) Method 2. Service Manager Method 3. PowerShell ..read more

Microsoft released several Security Updates (SUs) for Microsoft Exchange Server to address vulnerabilities. Due to the critical nature of these vulnerabilities, we recommend that customers apply the March 2024 Exchange Server Security Updates to affected systems immediately to protect the environment. Note: These vulnerabilities affect Microsoft Exchange Server. Exchange Online is not affected. Exchange Server Security Updates Microsoft has released Security Updates for vulnerabilities found in: Exchange Server 2016 Exchange Server 2019 These Security Updates are available for the following ..read more